No way to increase power beyond 100% in MSI Afterburner
No way to increase power beyond 100% in MSI Afterburner
I'm working on overclocking my factory OC'd GIGABYTE 2060 Super (1815mhz factory) by another 100mhz and 500mhz on the memory. In GPU-Z I consistently see perf cap PWR but the TDP never exceeds 93%? That’s puzzling. If I push power above 100%, can’t I? Is there a way to unlock the power limit for this model? It’s an 8pin only version, so I’m unsure if that impacts my ability to increase the card’s performance.
In GPU-Z I see a 175W TDP, but it shows I’m drawing 200W. This makes me confused because the actual draw from the card is above its TDP. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Even with MSI After Burners auto overclock, the scan ends at an average of 105mhz with a warning about power limits. However, when I manually overclock it, games crash due to instability, while benchmarks like FurMark and Heaven don’t fail.
MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B450
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super OC 3x Windforce White (8pin only)
Memory: HyperX RGB 2x8gb DDR4 3000mhz
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250gb / 500gb WD Blue
PSU: Corsair cx550m
OS: Windows 10 Pro
Case Cooling: Antec Prizm 3x 120mm RGB fans with controller and 2 RGB strips / 1 default 120mm fan
1 x 8 pin delivers 150 watts, but the PCIe slot can provide up to 75 watts. This results in a total possible output of 225 watts. Most cards won't reach the full 75 watts, so the actual draw might be around 200 watts. That leaves limited capacity for RAM and other components. You're utilizing the highest possible power for that card.
But understanding this information, I can still achieve 98% TDP.
And if my card is pulling 200W on GPU-Z yet the percentage drops to 93%, should that mean it's 100% because the card's TDP is around 175? That's strange...
Also, 75W from PCIe but 150W from an 8-pin connector with a maximum of 225—what's going on here?
RTX 2060 super cards are PCIe 3 devices. There are also power losses in components such as the cards and VRM units, and the RAM consumes some of the available power. My RTX 2080 has a maximum power limit of 308 watts, but it rarely reaches that level in GPU-Z. Your cards typically have a TDP of 160 W, which is excellent.
my specific model isn't listed, but i've got a factory-optimized version running at 1815mhz with three fans. the tdp is 175w.
The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING OC features both a 6-pin and an 8-pin connector, delivering 75 watts, 150 watts, and 75 watts respectively.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/G...-8GC/sp#sp
This model might have been more suitable for overclocking. With the 8-pin connector, achieving more than 200 watts could be possible.
https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9211/g...ndex3.html
6 to 8-pin BIOS settings available
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/212916/212916
Gigabyte, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 Super GAMING OC, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GV-N206SGAMING OC-8GC (1470 / 1750)
BIOS details
GPU Device Id: 0x10DE 0x1F06
Version: 90.06.44.00.F3 GV-N206SGAMING OC-8GC/F10/0911
Copyright © 1996-2019 NVIDIA Corp.
BIOS Internals
GPU Device Id: 0x1F06
Memory Support
Samsung GDDR6, Micron GDDR6, Hynix GDDR6
Boost Clock: 1830 MHz
Even with BIOS updates, power limits remain constrained. The hardware is built to handle around 200 watts, and the maximum reported in BIOS is 280 watts. This implies a reduction in actual draw from the PCIe slot.
Thermal limits
Rated: 83.0°C
Maximum: 88.0°C
Physical power cap: 300 watts
With overclocking, I rarely reach the 308 watts mark I observed on my RTX 2080.
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/2050...192-181009